Best Time to Drive from San Ramon to San Mateo

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via SR-92 West, usually 49 at this time.

Only 9% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Ramon to San Mateo by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	63	64	55	50	49	48	48	53	59	58	56	56	48	42	41
Tue	41	47	71	75	62	53	50	47	48	53	58	60	61	58	51	46	41
Wed	41	46	70	71	58	53	51	47	48	55	60	62	61	58	53	46	41
Thu	41	46	73	74	60	52	50	48	49	53	59	60	59	58	53	48	41
Fri	41	44	52	52	49	48	48	48	51	56	60	59	58	57	53	47	41
Sat	41	41	42	41	41	43	46	49	48	48	50	50	52	50	46	43	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	46	45	45	46	44	43	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from San Ramon to San Mateo (via SR-92 West) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (32 to 60 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Ramon to central San Mateo along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from San Ramon to San Mateo?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Ramon to San Mateo?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 41 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Ramon to San Mateo?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-92 West in Bay Area (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	63	64	55	50	49	48	48	53	59	58	56	56	48	42	41
Tue	41	47	71	75	62	53	50	47	48	53	58	60	61	58	51	46	41
Wed	41	46	70	71	58	53	51	47	48	55	60	62	61	58	53	46	41
Thu	41	46	73	74	60	52	50	48	49	53	59	60	59	58	53	48	41
Fri	41	44	52	52	49	48	48	48	51	56	60	59	58	57	53	47	41
Sat	41	41	42	41	41	43	46	49	48	48	50	50	52	50	46	43	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	46	45	45	46	44	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	63	64	55	50	49	48	48	53	59	58	56	56	48	42	41
Tue	41	47	71	75	62	53	50	47	48	53	58	60	61	58	51	46	41
Wed	41	46	70	71	58	53	51	47	48	55	60	62	61	58	53	46	41
Thu	41	46	73	74	60	52	50	48	49	53	59	60	59	58	53	48	41
Fri	41	44	52	52	49	48	48	48	51	56	60	59	58	57	53	47	41
Sat	41	41	42	41	41	43	46	49	48	48	50	50	52	50	46	43	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	46	45	45	46	44	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	45	63	64	55	50	49	48	48	53	59	58	56	56	48	42	41
Tue	41	47	71	75	62	53	50	47	48	53	58	60	61	58	51	46	41
Wed	41	46	70	71	58	53	51	47	48	55	60	62	61	58	53	46	41
Thu	41	46	73	74	60	52	50	48	49	53	59	60	59	58	53	48	41
Fri	41	44	52	52	49	48	48	48	51	56	60	59	58	57	53	47	41
Sat	41	41	42	41	41	43	46	49	48	48	50	50	52	50	46	43	42
Sun	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	46	45	45	46	44	43	42